The Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged
with the responsibility of managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant
natural resources.

Nutria Control Program

It is estimated that approximately 6,008 acres of wetlands are presently impacted by nutria. The chance of restoring or even slowing the degradation of coastal marshes in Louisiana will be hampered considerably without sustained reduction of nutria populations.

A nutria trapper bringing nutria out of the marsh

The Coastwide Nutria Control Program is funded through The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA).